The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

gress and provides for the construction. Of two
aflnored vessels Of sixteen knots speed one
t tluaseL u me hlghes6 practicable speed, one
eoipeao poat, and one dynamite gun cruiser,
and the completion of the monitors Puritan
Monadnocl, Amphitrite and Terror: to pen.
sion the Mexican war veterans to impose a
tax and regulate the manufacture sale, jranor-
tatlon and expectation of oleomargaTiue; to
protect homestead settlers within railroad linn
its; to enable national banking associations to
increase their capital stock and change their
name and location; for the construction Of. o.
congressional library building; to reduce the
fees on domestic money orders for sums less
than 50; to reimburse the National Soldiers
home for moneys lost through the Norfolk EX-
change National Bank for allowance ofs'4th of
July claims reported by the accounting O1t-
eacn OF the Two seSs1ons) for the Issue OF postal
notes in sums less than S. to provide fer the
inspection OF tobacco, cigars and snuff and TO
repeai sectlCn 3Iol, Revised Statute; to provide
lor bringing suits against the governments.
VI The total number OF bills which passed the
Senate 800 became laws, including is OF q pub
nc and Z05 of q strictly private nature.
me following is q list of tho more Important.
senate p1lls placed ON the statute books by the
piGsetit congress: The presidential succession
DILL; the Cull0m- Reagan bill to regulate inter-
state commerce; for the retirement and recoin-
age q the trade dollar; the electoral count bill
for the allotment of lands in seyeralty 10 IN
dlans; to bridge the Arthur Kill: to bridge the
tse river between New York and Long Island;
~, iepeal the tenure OF Office act; to Increase
tne annual appropriation for the militia: to es-
taollsh agricultural experiment stations: for
the study OF the effects of narcotics and intOX-
carts IN the public schools; to leealfza The in
coIpoiatlon OF trades unions; authorizing trans
mission OF weather reports through the mails
iree OF postage; to increase the pension for loss
OF an arm or Leg to amend the laws relating 10 /
patents, trade marks and copyrights: to extend
Inc Tune Tor the completion of the records q
me court OF Alabama claims; to authorize the |
postmaster General to allow compensation for
railroad apartment car service furnished pur |
suanG 10 agreements; for the retirement of AG- |
mlrals Rowan and WOrden after forty years
service, at the highest pay of their grade: to
ailoW receivers of national banks to buy in |
trust property on the approval OF the eoInptrol-
Ief OF me currency; to provide for the exeeu- |
lion OF article of the Chinese treaty of Nov IL
ioeo ~ prohibits the Importation of opium |
ih6o either country by citizens of the other.
" Inc foregoing measures, seven became laws |
ny the expiration OF the constitutional ten DAYS |
limitation namely, the Mormon poIygamy |
phi. me trade dollar redemption bill, the mill
tla DILL and four private bills.
me n1nety-three House bills vetoed included |
elghty- seven private bills and six bills Of pri
yae nature. OF the public bills vetoed were I
those to distribute $1,000 worth of seed among |
tne arought striker people Of Texas, and to I
grant pensions to dependent soldiers and de- /
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers. Gan eff |
failed)
the regular appropriation bills which failed
OF enactment We're the Qualifications bill for
poth congresses, the river and harbor bill OF the
present session (Which WIS not signed by the
Iresloent) and the deficiency bill, on which the
conference report was not submitted in time |
LOT action The failure of the fortIticati0ns bill
was que TO Edec1ded differences of opinion be-
i" cen lile confereeS of the two housps